I stand on my parents' driveway waiting for my friend, who has forgotten what house I am after so many years away. It's so quiet and I remember many other nights like this in high school, waiting for some boyfriend or friend under the light, looking up at the sky…
Two men are sitting diagonally from each other debating the economy. One is getting more wound up than the other. He has a slight French accent and is wearing shorts with white socks pulled up tight. He is giving analogies about “the old days.” He is picking up the newspaper…
A man who is balding but also growing his hair long comes into the coffeeshop with a girl who could be his daughter. They sit on the couch in front of me and both pick up a section of the newspaper that is in front of them. The girl reads…
When I was a kid, I knew I'd love being an adult. But more than being able to stay up late and eat cake for breakfast if I wanted to, what I didn't anticipate was how great it would feel to spend time with old friends, and their parents, sitting…
Best background noise to read to. This was a few days ago. Last night there was rain, but there was intense thunder and flashing lightning, too, all around us, all the time. All summer I've been longing for a really good thunderstorm and then I got what I asked for,…
There are certain sounds that will be comforting forever: slippered feet on that creaky floor, early morning radio debates, water being poured into a kettle, screen doors sliding open. I stretch and kick the metal footboard as I had done every morning, and before I am fully myself I forget…
Breathless/À bout de souffle, 1960. I know, I know, I'm the last person alive to have not yet seen this movie. I won't give a review of it or anything, mostly because I'm terrible at reviews but also because nobody needs yet another review of this classic film. All I…
Solaris, 1972 - the original! This is another great movie I randomly borrowed from my local library branch (see my previous post if you want to read me gush about the selection there). I enjoyed some of the out-of-context quotes in this one, as you can see. Of course, I…
An Angel at My Table, 1990. A surprising find from my local library (I love you, Nose Hill branch), which reliably has the best movies. I really enjoyed this movie, the story of it, but the imagery was stunning as well. I admit I didn't know anything about Janet Frame…
